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| People Group | Primary Language | Population | Hindu | Muslim | Christian | Buddhist | Sikh | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauri | Bengali | 1,690 | 1690 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Anglo | English | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Assamese (Muslim traditions) | Assamese | 16,500 | - | 16500 | - | - | - | - |
| Burmese | Burmese | 70 | - | - | - | 70 | - | - |
| Kuki Chin | Naga, Zeme | 5,660 | 30 | 30 | 5490 | 10 | - | 100 |
| Magar | Bengali | 1,780 | 1750 | - | - | 30 | - | - |
| Garo (A-chik Mande) | Garo | 2,110 | 540 | - | 1560 | - | - | - |
| Hadi | Bengali | 680 | 680 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Han Chinese, Mandarin | Chinese, Mandarin | 20 | - | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Jat (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 450 | 450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kashmiri (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 30 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| Khasi | Khasi | 490 | 20 | - | 470 | - | - | - |
| Konai | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo | Mizo | 140 | - | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Meitei unspecified | Meitei | 5,880 | 5880 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Munda | Mundari | 360 | 360 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oraon | Kurux | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajbansi (Hindu traditions) | Rangpuri | 6,700 | 6640 | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Santal (Sawntal) | Bengali | 230 | 190 | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Gurung Ghaleg | Nepali | 240 | 60 | - | - | 180 | - | - |
| Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 60 | - | - | - | 60 | - | - |
| Tipera | Kok Borok | 250 | 230 | - | 20 | - | - | - |
| Adi Dravida | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 4,560 | 4560 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ahom | Assamese | 3,550 | 3380 | - | - | 170 | - | - |
| Angami | Chin, Thado | 29,200 | 120 | 90 | 28900 | 30 | - | 10 |
| Ao | Naga, Ao | 46,200 | 200 | 190 | 45700 | 70 | - | 10 |
| Arora (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arora (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Bagdi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 3,980 | 3980 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baidya (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 280 | 280 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania unspecified | Hindi | 4,300 | 2630 | - | - | - | - | 1670 |
| Beldar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhandari | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhuinmali | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bhotia Tibetan | Tibetan, Central | 40 | - | - | - | 40 | - | - |
| Bodo (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 10,900 | 10100 | - | 740 | 70 | - | - |
| Brahmin unspecified | Marwari (India) | 10,600 | 10200 | - | - | - | - | 330 |
| Buna (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chakhesang | Naga, Chokri | 10,200 | 30 | 30 | 10200 | 30 | - | - |
| Chain | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chang | Chin, Thado | 1,930 | 20 | 10 | 1900 | - | - | - |
| Chhetri | Nepali | 510 | 500 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Drukpa | Dzongkha | 250 | - | - | - | 250 | - | - |
| Dulia | Bengali | 250 | 250 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gauda | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gangte | Gangte | 940 | - | - | 940 | - | - | - |
| Gond unspecified | Bengali | 270 | 230 | - | 40 | - | - | - |
| Guria | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Halwai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Christian | Assamese | 580 | - | - | 580 | - | - | - |
| Ilavan | Tamil | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jhalo Malo | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta unspecified | Bengali | 3,650 | 3650 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jogi (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 2,210 | 2210 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rongmei | Naga, Inpui | 1,260 | - | - | 1260 | - | - | - |
| Kalu | Bengali | 70 | - | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| Kaora | Bengali | 160 | 160 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapali | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kayastha (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 5,200 | 5200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kachari Dimasa | Boro (India) | 10,600 | 9230 | 40 | 1320 | - | - | 10 |
| Khandait | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kharia | Kharia | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khairwar | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Hindu traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Khiamniungan | Naga, Khiamniungan | 2,330 | 20 | 10 | 2290 | - | - | - |
| Kandra | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koiri (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Konyak | Naga, Konyak | 3,240 | 10 | 20 | 3200 | 10 | - | - |
| Kori | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korku | Bengali | 100 | 100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Korwa | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Koya unspecified | Bengali | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lotha | Naga, Lotha | 20,300 | 90 | 70 | 20100 | 40 | - | 10 |
| Madiga (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mahishya | Bengali | 12,000 | 12000 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mal (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 510 | 510 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mala (Hindu traditions) | Telugu | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Illemei | Naga, Mao | 270 | - | - | 270 | - | - | - |
| Matia | Bengali | 70 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Malabar Catholic | Malayalam | 90 | - | - | 90 | - | - | - |
| Mahratta unspecified | Marathi | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Arleng | Mizo | 140 | 60 | - | 80 | - | - | - |
| Jat (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 80 | - | 80 | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Muslim traditions) | Urdu | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | - | - |
| Poi | Mizo | 100 | - | - | 100 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Naga | Naga, Sumi | 320 | 10 | - | 300 | - | - | - |
| Nai (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 500 | 500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nair | Malayalam | 120 | 120 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 6,100 | 6100 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paliya | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pan | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kahha | Naga, Phom | 2,790 | 10 | 10 | 2770 | - | - | - |
| Pnar | Pnar | 180 | - | - | 180 | - | - | - |
| Poundra | Bengali | 5,770 | 5770 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pundari | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rabha | Assamese | 1,040 | 900 | - | 140 | - | - | - |
| Rai | Nepali | 130 | 40 | - | 20 | - | - | 70 |
| Rajput (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 780 | 720 | - | - | - | - | 60 |
| Raju | Bengali | 200 | 200 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajwar | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ralte | Mizo | 240 | - | - | 240 | - | - | - |
| Rautia | Bengali | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ranabhat | Assamese | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rengma | Naga, Zeme | 4,150 | 20 | 20 | 4100 | 10 | - | 10 |
| Saloi | Assamese | 270 | 270 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sangtam | Naga, Sangtam | 6,320 | 60 | 20 | 6230 | - | - | - |
| Sarki | Nepali | 200 | 160 | - | 20 | 20 | - | - |
| Sayyid | Bengali | 370 | - | 370 | - | - | - | - |
| Sema | Naga, Sumi | 90,600 | 270 | 260 | 89900 | 170 | 10 | 20 |
| Shabar | Odia | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh unspecified | Bengali | 14,500 | - | 14500 | - | - | - | - |
| Khatri (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 20 | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
| Sonar (Hindu traditions) | Hindi | 510 | 480 | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| Sunuwar | Sunwar | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rajput (Sikh traditions) | Hindi | 90 | - | - | - | - | 90 | - |
| Tarkhan (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 50 | - | - | - | - | 50 | - |
| Sunri (Hindu traditions) | Assamese | 480 | 480 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sutradhar (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 240 | 240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syrian Christian | Malayalam | 160 | - | - | 160 | - | - | - |
| Naga Tangkhul | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 20,100 | 430 | - | 19600 | - | - | - |
| Tanti (Hindu traditions) | Bengali | 1,780 | 1780 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tiyar | Bengali | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tikhir | Naga, Tangkhul (India) | 150 | - | - | 150 | - | - | - |
| Tili | Assamese | 850 | 850 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Thakuri | Nepali | 30 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswakarma unspecified | Telugu | 50 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Vanniyan | Tamil | 20 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Yimchungra | Naga, Yimchungru | 5,040 | 20 | 10 | 5000 | 20 | - | - |
| Zeliang | Nepali | 4,940 | 80 | 30 | 4810 | - | - | 10 |
| Jat (Sikh traditions) | Punjabi, Eastern | 360 | - | - | - | - | 360 | - |
| Pochury | Naga, Pochuri | 800 | 10 | - | 780 | - | - | - |
| Ganda | Odia | 90 | 90 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kapu unspecified | Telugu | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Agarwal | Hindi | 810 | 410 | - | - | - | - | 410 |
| Bania Saraogi | Hindi | 360 | 110 | - | - | - | - | 250 |
| Kuki Chin Chongthir | Chin, Thado | 560 | - | - | 560 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Khelma | Chin, Thado | 340 | - | - | 340 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Kholhang | Chin, Thado | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Lnykin | Chin, Thado | 510 | - | - | 510 | - | - | - |
| Kuki Chin Singjit | Chin, Thado | 510 | - | - | 510 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Bengali | Bengali | 2,710 | 2710 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Gaur | Hindi | 140 | 140 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bania Brittal | Assamese | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mizo Lushai | Mizo | 120 | 10 | - | 120 | - | - | - |
| Kaibartta Jalia | Bengali | 410 | 410 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Namassej Chandel | Bengali | 620 | 620 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Shaikh Qureshi | Urdu | 90 | - | 90 | - | - | - | - |
| Yadav Sadgope | Bengali | 1,240 | 1240 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Viswerna | Naga, Lotha | 700 | 50 | 10 | 630 | - | - | - |
| Nadar (Christian traditions) | Tamil | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | - | - |
| Brahmin Barna | Bengali | 300 | 300 | - | - | - | - | - |
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